MATERIAL/WELD & DAMAGE ANALYSIS

Even the smallest details become crucial when the matter is safety and reliability.

There can be used a wrong consumable in welding of an alloy-material due to workmanship and qualiy control faults.

High levels of inclusion content of a casting part to be quenched may cause inhomogeneous hardness.

A pipeline weld, working in conditions prone to fatigue or creep, may fracture unexpectedly due to production flaws.

Whatever is the risk, a good analysis and evaluation provides precious data, helping to prevent costly damages and shorten maintenance duration.

METALLOGRAPHIC TESTING

We are performing micro and macro analysis of all metallic Materials and their welds, non-destructively on-site with replication technique or destructively in our laboratory.

With our highly experienced metallurgical engineers, metallographs and technical advisors, we provide important datas for either production and construction processes, or risk and fitness-for-service assesment works.

TYPICAL APPLICATIONS

v  In-service inspection of damage mechanisms such as creep, fatigue, stress-corrosion-cracking (SCC)

v  Determination of insoluble (free) carbon

v  Material structure and inclusion analysis

v  Micro/macro analysis of weld-joints

v  Preparation of a database for critical componenets before commisioning, to be regarded as master data during operations.

v  Conformity assesment of heat treatment activities

v  Damage analysis of components subjected to fire or flame